The total number of graduates from the University of Southern Indiana Master of Occupational Therapy program during the 3-year period of 2023-2025 was 87, with an overall graduation rate of 99%.
| Graduation Year | Admission Year MSOT | # Students Admitted | # Students Graduated | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2023 | 28 | 28 | 100% |
| 2024 | 2022 | 30 | 30 | 100% |
| 2023 | 2021 | 30 | 29 | 97% |
| Total | 88 | 87 | 99% |
Program results from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) can be found online at https://www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance
Graduates of the USI MSOT Program must successfully complete the National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) exam prior to obtaining state licensure and entering OT practice.
After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR). In addition, most states require licensure in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. Note that a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.
Please note: a felony conviction (this includes documentation of driving under the influence—DUI) will affect your eligibility to take the national certification examination and also state credentialing (e.g., license, certificate, registration). If you are currently charged with or have been convicted of a felony, please notify the Occupational Therapy Program immediately. In addition, if you have had credentials (e.g., license, registration, and certificate) in another field (e.g., PTA) denied, revoked, suspended, or subject to probationary conditions; your eligibility to take the national certification examination may be in jeopardy. Please contact the Occupational Therapy Program if you have
Students must complete Level II fieldwork within 12 months following completion of the didactic portion of the program.
The USI OT Program will prepare students to:
Goal One: Students will demonstrate entry-level occupational therapy practice skills across service delivery systems.
Outcome: Students will demonstrate the entry-level proficiencies of an occupational therapist, with an ability to practice in dynamic services delivery systems addressing the needs of individuals, populations, and other entities.
Goal Two: Students will apply occupation-based principles to support health and wellness.
Outcome: Students will recognize and value the role played by occupation and related concepts in influencing an individual’s health and wellness.
Goal Three: Students will appropriately apply occupational therapy theories and practice models in practice.
Outcome: Students will know, value, and capably apply elements of theoretical approaches, frameworks, and practice models during evaluations, interventions, and when establishing and evaluating outcomes.
Goal Four: Students will integrate person, occupation, and context to support occupational performance with diverse populations.
Outcome: Students will recognize, understand, and utilize the synergy of person, occupations, and contexts in facilitating occupational performance with Individuals of diverse lifespans, cultures, ethnicities, and/or other diversities.
Goal Five: Students will use effective learning strategies and professional reasoning to support practice.
Outcome: Students will engage in active learning—understanding, valuing, and utilizing appropriate ways of knowing and reasoning.
Goal Six: Students will analyze how pathology affects occupational performance.
Outcome: Students will recognize the impact of pathology on an individual’s structure and/or function and recognize how related impairment might contribute to activity limitations and/or participation restrictions
Goal Seven: Students will demonstrate ethical behavior and professional responsibility in practice.
Outcome: Students will know, value, and practice behaviors of professional integrity encompassing the ethical standards and practice standards of the profession.
Goal Eight: Students will collaborate effectively with interprofessional team members.
Outcome: Students will understand and value the roles and contribution of the various professionals and other individuals with whom an OT may collaborate in varying setting.
Goal Nine: Students will integrate personal, professional, and contextual factors to support effective occupational therapy practice.
Outcome: Students will embrace the dynamics of person, occupations, and contexts interactions as applied to an individual developing the personal and professional aptitudes of an occupational therapy practitioner—understanding, developing, and utilizing the needed skills, potential occupations, and contextual elements influencing effective, ethical practice.
